Hi, 2+ -- and also to all the folks who have been posting since I was away. I'm sorry you are having this new problem, 2+. It seems mega-unfair given everything else yoou've gone thru. Did the docs look at your liver? Sometimes a stone in the bile duct can mimic some of the same symptoms as the gall bladder-- only it's a lot more serious. If it's a bile duct stone, they can either stretch the duct to let it pass, or if they hve to, make an incision in the duct and remove it.

My kidney status is about the same. Since I last posted (maybe in May?), my mom had surgery so I was out of town taking care of her, my sister-in-law had to make some hard decisions regarding whether to continue chemo for her ovarian cancer, and my sister was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer---- so, obviously, bigger things to worry about than my kidneys. Reading your guys posts, I feel lucky that I don't have any pain with my disorder-- at least one good thing to be said for ATN. Just dead kidney tissue to contend with. Mainly, I just have to deal with the problelms associated with no red blood cells. (see my Aranesp post). But, I was wondering: does anybody else notice feeling lousy after being in less-than-perfect dietary compliance for a couple of days? I'm extremely vigilant about following the diet at home. However, traveling is a big problem. I try to maintain my kikney routine if at all possible, but when I go off-- even slightly-- for a couple of days I start feeling crummy-- kind of nauseated and bloated (abdominally)-- and, of course, lots of swelling from the sodium, even though I take lasix. You'd think it would be possible to stay on diet eating in hospital cafeterias, but that is not the case!

Hope everyone has a pain-free, or at least pain-reduced, night. 2+, have you settled on names for your alien baby?

[QUOTE=suzycat;3132079]Hi, 2+ -- and also to all the folks who have been posting since I was away. I'm sorry you are having this new problem, 2+. It seems mega-unfair given everything else yoou've gone thru. Did the docs look at your liver?

NO. Please I am afraid to have individual organs checked they may tell me I have three or something else bizarre. Maybe the real reason I am overweight even though I eat healthy and don't look my weight is that all these "spare" parts are weighing me down......hmmmmm.


Sometimes a stone in the bile duct can mimic some of the same symptoms as the gall bladder-- only it's a lot more serious. If it's a bile duct stone, they can either stretch the duct to let it pass, or if they hve to, make an incision in the duct and remove it.


Stretch the duct..........good that sounds painful.

My kidney status is about the same. Since I last posted (maybe in May?), my mom had surgery so I was out of town taking care of her, my sister-in-law had to make some hard decisions regarding whether to continue chemo for her ovarian cancer, and my sister was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer---- so, obviously, bigger things to worry about than my kidneys. Reading your guys posts, I feel lucky that I don't have any pain with my disorder-- at least one good thing to be said for ATN. Just dead kidney tissue to contend with. Mainly, I just have to deal with the problelms associated with no red blood cells. (see my Aranesp post). But, I was wondering: does anybody else notice feeling lousy after being in less-than-perfect dietary compliance for a couple of days?

YES. A little too much protein and my feet start to tingle (here comes gout) so I follow it with overly strict compliance for about a week.

I'm extremely vigilant about following the diet at home. However, traveling is a big problem. I try to maintain my kikney routine if at all possible, but when I go off-- even slightly-- for a couple of days I start feeling crummy-- kind of nauseated and bloated (abdominally)-- and, of course, lots of swelling from the sodium, even though I take lasix.

I have the same problem. Since I am a business person so many business meals and meals on the flight wreak havoc!

You'd think it would be possible to stay on diet eating in hospital cafeterias, but that is not the case!

No it violates the health codes to have anything edible in hospital cafs. Have you seen how MDs eat! Please - I remember one doc giving me a lecture on healthy eating as he was woofing down a Wendy's Chili, fries and a jumbo DIET coke.


Hope everyone has a pain-free, or at least pain-reduced, night. 2+, have you settled on names for your alien baby?

I am heading towards Maude or Horace. How do you teal if an alien is a boy or a girl?